mini-guide-method-names.md

Mini Guide: Verbs for Method Names

• Attribute: get set is has can
• Daten: add insert put remove delete replace purge prune move view write read

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• Objekte erstellen: generate create make build assemble evoke produce construct
• Objekte vorbereiten: initiate configure prepare provide install require publish enable establish
• Objekte zerstören: cleanup destroy dispose release discard abort revoke

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• Handeln: run process execute perform do call invoke calculate evaluate compute estimate watch
• Auswählen: pick select reject query find fetch identify gather receive retrieve obtain acquire request peek collect omit skip take extract match
• Überprüfen: check compare validate verify confirm review analyze assess scan ensure
• Verarbeiten/Verändern: manage adjust categorize reconcile convert sanitize revise apply assign update refresh shrink enlarge transfer transform edit

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• Performing calculation(s): calculate
• Retrieving data: get or retrieve
• Mutating data: set or change
• Deleting data: delete or remove
• Converting: convert
• Initiating an action: start or initiate
• Stopping an action: stop or cancel

via: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7151418/determining-which-verb-to-use-for-method-names-in-java/7151581#7151581